2006 Fungi of Fingal Woodlands - Fingal Biodiversity

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Ecological Study of the Countryside Habitats in County Fingal Woodland fungi Table 1: A selection of fungi from the four sites Latin name English Name Frequency in the sites Edibility Amanita fulva Tawny Grisette C Edible β Amanita muscaria Fly Agaric C Poisonous Amanita pantherina Panther Cap O Deadly poisonous Amanita rubescens Blusher C Edible when cooked ά Armillaria mellea Honey Fungus C Edible when young Auricularia auricula-judae Jew’s Ear VC Edible Boletus edulis Penny bun, Cep O Edible, excellent Calvatia gigantea Giant Puffball F Edible, excellent Clavulina cristata White Coral Fungus F Edible Clitocybe nebularis Clouded Agaric C Edible when cooked ά Collybia butyracea Butter Cap C Edible, not good Collybia confluens Clustered Tough Shank VC Edible, not good Collybia maculata Spotted Tough Shank F Inedible Collybia peronata Wood Woolly Foot F Inedible Coprinus micaceus Glistening Ink Cap F Edible Daedaleopsis confragosa Blushing Bracket O Inedible Ganoderma applanatum Artists’ Fungus C Inedible Hebeloma crustuliniforme Poison Pie F Poisonous Hygrocybe coccinea Scarlet Hood Wax Cap O Edible, good (Conservation issue) Hygrocybe conica Conical Wax Cap F Edible, not good Hypholoma fasciculare Sulphur Tufts C Inedible Laccaria amethystina Amethyst Deceiver O Edible Laccaria laccata Deceiver C Edible Lactarius camphoratus Curry-scented Milk Cap O Edible, flavouring Lactarius cimicarius Watery Milk Cap O Inedible Lactarius glyciosmus Coconut-scented Milk Cap O Edible Lactarius quietus Oak Milk Cap O Edible Leccinum versipelle Orange Birch Bolete F Edible, good Lepista flaccida Tawny Funnel Cap C Edible Lycoperdon pyriforme Stump puff ball C Edible when young Macrolepiota procera Parasol F Edible, good Nectria cinnabarina Coral Spot Fungus C Not edible Oudemansiella mucida Porcelain Fungus C Edible after washing Paxillus involutus Brown Roll Rim C Poisonous Piptoporus betulinus Birch Polypore VC Inedible Pleurotus ostreatus Oyster Mushroom C Edible Polyporus squamosus Dryad’s Saddle C Edible Rhytisma acerinum Tar Spot Fungus VC Inedible Russula atropurpurea Blackish-purple Russula C Edible Russula cyanoxantha Charcoal Burner C Edible, good Russula fragilis Fragile Russula C Not edible Russula mairei Beechwood Sickener C Poisonous Russula nigricans Blackening Russula VC Edible, not good Russula ochroleuca Common Yellow Russula VC Edible Scutellinia scutellata Eyelash Fungus F Inedible Tremella mesenterica Yellow Brain Fungus F Inedible Tricholomopsis rutilans Plums and Custard F Considered edible by some Xerocomus chrysenteron Red-cracked Bolete VC Edible, texture lost on cooking Xylaria hypoxylon Candle Snuff Fungus C Inedible Xylaria polymorpha Dead Man’s Fingers C Inedible ά Can cause gastric upsets in some people β Can be confused with deadly mushrooms VC = Very common C = Common F = Frequent O = Occasional 18
Ecological Study of the Countryside Habitats in County Fingal Woodland fungi 4.2 Lichen diversity in Fingal Howth has the greatest lichen diversity of the four sites (45 in total, see Table 2). Howth is quite ‘unique’ from a lichen perspective. It has 17 lichen species not found other sites. This is mainly due to the unusual substrate for saxicolous lichens not being represented in the other locations. Rock outcrops of Cambrian Bray Group and acid heath are important for lichen species at Howth. St. Catherine’s Park is the least ‘original’ site for lichens. It is true to say that the lichen flora of St. Catherine’s is poor. One of the three lichen species found only at St. Catherine’s is Lecanora conizaeoides, a lichen tolerant of high levels of air and water pollution, conditions found in urban environments. To say that lichens abhor polluted environments is untrue. Many species do, but a number of species are ubiquitous in cities as competition from other organisms is low. Ivy is present in huge amounts in parts of St. Catherine’s woodland. It obliterates epiphytic lichens by shading them and by physically taking their place on trees. Chrysothrix candelaris and Schismatomma species are quality parkland lichens and the loss of lichen diversity to these sites will be nearly impossible to reverse. Lack of source material in the locality to recolonise a damaged site is a big problem. The lichen species common to all sites are: Arthonia radiata Enterographa crassa Evernia prunastri Lecanora chlarotera Lecidella elaeochroma Lepraria incana agg. Opegrapha atra Parmelia sulcata Parmotrema perlatum Ramalina fastigiata Xanthoria parietina 19
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